Aircraft shed



P. JARAY AIRCRAFT SHED Sept. 9. 1924.

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P. JARAY AIRCRAFT SHED Sept. 9, 1924.

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Sept. 9. 1924. 1,508,227

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PAUL JARAY, OF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN,

GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO THE FIRM:LUFT- SCHIFFBAU 'ZEPPELIN GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESGHRANKTER HAFTUNG, OF FRIED- RIOHSHAFEN, GERMANY.

AIRCRAFT SHED.

Application filed October 4, 1921. Serial No. 505,321.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL JARAY, an Austrian citizen, residing at F riedrichshafen a/B., Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Aircraft Sheds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to sheds for aircraft and more particularly airships. It is an object of my invention to facilitate the recovery of air craft and particularly airships in a side Wind.

Various expedients have already been proposed for this purpose, however in view of the dimensions required all devices heretoforeknown, are very expensive. This applies to wind screens as well as to recovering devices such as winches, cars and the like. Moreover, all such devices are inflective and unreliable.

According to the present invention, the problem is solved in an extraordinarily simple and therefore comparatively inexpensive manner by producing as an effective pro- 5 tection from side wind a strong current of air flowing in a direction approximatel parallel to the longitudinal axis of the she such current allowing the airshi to be safely and readily recovered. Thls is effected by making the inner surface of the longitudinal walls of the shed as smooth as possible, pillars and girders, if any, being arranged without and the doors being adapted to be so adjusted as to form a sort of Wind funnel which intercepts the wind and directs it into the shed. This current leaves the shed at the opposite end as a uniform jet which is but gradually deflected by the side wind. Pillars and girders outside the shed may have a favourable influence by reducing the wind velocity at the outside and somewhat break up the large eddies on the lee-side. In this manner, it is possible to recover the airship notwithstanding side wind against the jet of air issuing from the shed in a known direction, and which is almost without eddies. This is connected with no difliculties whatever even in a strong wind, because the axis of the air ship always lies. almost exactly in the direction of the wind resulting for the time being.

In the drawings aflixed to this specification and forming part thereof, several embodiments of my invention are illustrated dlagrannnatically by way of example. In the drawings Fig. l is a cross section of a shed constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a sectional on a reduced scale,

3 is a longitudinal section, and

Fig. 4 a plan view, partly in section, of an end of a shed provided with improved door wings according to my invention,

Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view of a shed provided with doors adapted to swin to the outside as well as to the inside 0 the shed, the doors being shown closed,

Fig. 6 is a similar view, the doors being shown opened and the currents of air with the wind directed at an angle to the shed being indicated by arrows,

Fig. 7 is an elevation of a similar shed, partly in section on line A-A of F i 8.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the shed illustrated in Fig. 7, partly in section on line BB in Fig. 7.

ig. 9 is an elevation, shown closed,

Fig. 10 a sectional plan view of a shed, the doors of which are adapted to be shoved into the longitudinal walls of the shed, thus forming themselves quasi longitudinal walls, one of the doors beln shown partly open,

Fig. 11 is a sectiona elevation, the doors at one end being open,

Fig. 12 a sectional plan view of a shed constructed on the same principle as that illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, the transverse pillars and girders 1 are disposed at the outside of the walls 2 of the shed which are smooth inside in longitudinal direction. The wings of doors 3 are made in several arts. The direction of wind is indicated y arrows 4. Arrows 5 show how the jet of air issuing from the shed is deflected only gradually by the side wind. The airship 6 disclosed in two positions in full and dotted lines illustrates the manner of recovering it re ardless of the side wind.

11 consequence of the lar e dimensions of shed doors, the support a orded by the hinge pins alone does not suffice so that it the doors being plan view of the shed is necessary to support at least a third point of the door wing. In wings made in one part, this is usually effected by aid of a car arranged at an outer edge of the wing. In wings made in two or more parts, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, it would be very difficult to thus support the outer wings inasmuch as the path described b their outer edges is not a definite one. ars adapted to be displaced, link devices and the like involve a considerable incumbrance which is expensive per se. devices the arrangement of a suitable central drive and a central locking arrangement is diflicult.

According to m invention, this drawback is avoided by gui ing each outer wing on a track which is secured to the adjacent inner wing to which said outer wing is hinged. Owing to this expedient, the paths of the wing supports are predetermined and the common driving means and the locking means can be arranged on one wing, prefer- Q ably the inner or principal wing of twowinged doors. Besides, such an arrangement requires only a single main track for the inner wing which is either placed on the ground or secured to the frame of the shed, while the 'tracks of the outer wings need only extend over a small are, corresponding to the curving of the doors appears necessary. This involves the further advantages that all winged doors on one side form a unit, which can be actuated and locked as such, and that, provided that the roof of the shed be extended beyond the end walls, the winged doors form polygonal clo-- sures whose convexity can be varied. This not only reduces the wind pressure on account of the more ,favourable stream line form of the ends but also saves space inside the shed.

Referring nowto Figs. 3 and 4, the inner or main wings 8 are hinged to the walls I of the shed. Secured to the wings 8 are platforms 9 each of which carries a rail 10 for the supporting wheels 11 of the outer wings 12 hinged to the wings 8. The platforms 9 and the wings 8 are supported by wheels 13 whichrun on rails 14 placed on the ground. Electromotors for driving the wheels 13 are indicated at 15, the locking means being indicatd diagrammatically at .16. The platforms 9 are connected with the main wings 8 bystruts 17.

i In order to direct the wind deflected by the position of the doors as uniformly as possi- 16 into the axis of the shed the doors, as illustrated in Figs. 5 to 8, where they comprise cambered and substantially cylindrical wings, ma be adapted to swin to the outside as we as to the inside of t e shed, providing in a simple and suitable manner an inlet nozzle for the wind, noedges or corners interfering with its deflection. On the Moreover, with such contrary the wing turned inside the shed assists the formation of a uniform jet, as otherwise by contraction of the main current eddies might form at the wall opposite to the injection nozzle formed by the door.

The curved form of the doors involves an other advantage inasmuch as it is possible to design the shed with convex hoodor calotte-shaped ends combined with a projecting roof preferably cambered on the outside, which not only reduces the wind pressure on account of the more favourable flow of air but also saves space inside the shed. lVhen the doors are open, the projecting roof directs the air also in a horizontal direction, a sort of funnel being formed by the partial closure at the top.

In the shed il ustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, the doors 18 are formed by hollow cylindrical surfaces. The roof which is indicated in broken lines at 19 in Fig. 6 projects beyond the side walls 20 at the ends of the shed.

The wheels 21 supporting the doors run on circular, rails 22 which permit the doors to swing into the shed,'as illustrated at the uper right hand corner of Fig. 6. Arrows 23 indicate the direction of the currents of air when the wind flows at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the shed.

In the shed illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8,the doors 24 which are calotte-shaped at their upper ends, afford a particularly favourable flow of the air when the doors are closed and a particularly favourable deflection of the air when the are 0 en, in combination with the roof pro ecting ond the side walls 25 at the ends, the roof 26 being shaped so as to form a smooth connection with the door.

Further modifications of sheds according to m invention and rovided with doors suita 10 for deflecting t he air are illustrated in Figs. 9 to 12. Here the doors consist of several parts 28, 29, 30 each part separately transmitting the forces exerted thereon onto guides arranged on the ground and at the eve] of roof 31. In the construction illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10, the several parts 28,

29 and 30 are adapted to be pushed into recesses on the outside of the sidewalls 27 of the shed.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 11 to 12, the parts 28 and 29 of the doors are shaped like calottes and guided on circular tracks placed on the ound.

I wish it to be unddrstood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

I claim: I

1. A shed for aircraft comprising a tunnel-like structureyopenings at both ends of said structure; doors for closing said 0 enings; the doors at one end adapted to orce air into the structure in case of the wind blowing at an angle to its axisthe doors at the other end allowing axia escape to the air current flowing through the shed.

2. A shed for aircraft comprising a tunnel-like structure; openin s at both ends of said structure; doors or closing said openings; the doors at one end adapted to force air into the structure in case of the wind blowing at an angle to its axis; the

doors at the other end allowin axial escape to the air current flowing t rough the structure; the inner surface of saidstl'ucture being smooth and giving no obstacles to an air current passing through said structure.

3. A shed for aircraft comprising a tunnel-like structure; openings at both ends of said structure; doors for closin said openings; the doors at one end eac con- SISlllllg of individual sections and adapted to force air into the structure in case of the wind blowing at an angle to its axis; the doors at the other end allowin axial escape to the air current flowing t rough the shed 4. A shed for aircraft comprising a tunnel-like structure; openings at both ends of said structure; doors for closin said openings; the doors at one end eac consistin of several sections hinged together and adapted to force air into the structure in case of the wind blowing at an angle to its axis; the doors at the other end allowing axial escape to the air current flowing throu h the shed.

5. shed for aircraft comprising a tunnel-like structure, openings at both ends of said structure; doors for closin said openings; the doors at one end eac consisting of two sections hinged together and means connected with the inner sections for guiding the outer sections of said doors; the doors at the other end allowing axial eseialgde to an air current flowing through the s 6. A shed for aircraft comprising a tunnel-like structure; openings at both ends of said structure; doors for closing said openings; and means for deflecting an air current hitting one opening at an angle to the axis of the structure so as to pass through the structure and to leave the other openin in the direction of this axis.

A shed for aircraft comg-isin in com bination a roof projecting yond an end of the shed and a door connected with the said end and adapted to guide the wind in the direction of entrance of the craft, said roof and door forming a polygonal end closure of variable convex sha e.

In testimony whereof I a x my signa ture.

PAUL J ARAY.

Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 1,508,227, granted September 9, 1924, upon the application of Paul Jaray, of Friedrichshafen, xermany, for an improvement in Aircraft Sheds, were erroneously issued to the firm :-Luftschifibau Zeppelin Geseilschaft mit beschrankter Haftung, of Friedrichshafen, German as assignee of the entire interest in said invention, whereas said Letters Patent s ould have been issued to the inventor said Jaray and the firm: Luftschz'flbau Zeppelin Gesellsahaft mit b'esckmnkter Ilaftunp, of l 'riedrichshafen, Gennany, said firm being assignee of one-half interest only in said invention, as shown by the records of assignments in this oflice; and that the. said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Signed and sealed this 13th day of October, A. D. 1925.

[8141...] KARL FENNING,

Acting Commissiomr of Patents. 

